Sole-rounder pattern.



A F. LITTLEHELD.

SOLE ROUNDER PATTERN.

APPLICATION man 0EC.-I3. 1915.

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JERSEY.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AUGUSTINE F. LITTLE- FIELD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lynn, in the county of Essex and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain. new and useful Improvements in Sole-Rounder Patterns; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

This invention relates to sole rounder terns.

In the manufacture of shoes it is the usual practice to place a shank piece or shank stiffener between the insole and outsole of the shoe at the shank portion of a sole. This shank piece is intended to stiffen the shank portion of the sole to better support the arch of the foot. VJ hen finishing the shoe, the sole is leveled and by this operation the angle of the sole isgenerally changed at the In some styles of soles, such' as the cottage shank, the angle at the ball line is quite sharply defined, and in many cases the shank stiffener is utilized to help shape the sole. If the shank stiffener eX- pattends beyond the ball line, the sharp angle or break of the sole cannot be properly formed. Further, the ball line of a sole varies in location with the. length and the width of the sole, and also variesin location for different styles of soles of the same size. The shank piece should be located far enough behind the ball line to allow the sole to be properly molded, and this location may vary for different styles of shank pieces. I'Ieretofore, the shank piece has been located entirely by thejudgment of the operator, and as a result has not been uniformly placed in all-of the shoes. In the interest of good shoe making, it is important that the shank located in all of the various styles and sizes of shoes.

The primary object of the present invention is to provide a' marker on the sole rounder pattern which will accurately place a mark on the sole to indicate the location of the shank piece.

In accordance with this object, one feature of the invention contemplates the provision in a sole rounder pattern of a marker mounted in the pattern at the location of the forward end of the shank piece which piece be uniformly and cor ectly NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW SOLE-BOUNDER rarrnnn. 1

Specification of Letters Patent. Patentgd S pt 111 1917 Application filed December 13, 1915.' Serial No. 66,555. i i

will serve to place a mark on the sole when the sole is clamped upon the pattern during the sole-rounding operation.

The invention also includes certain further features of construction and combination of parts which are hereinafter described and set forth in the claims.

The various features of the invention are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a plan view of a sole rounder pattern embodying the preferred form of the invention; and Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the pattern taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

The sole rounder pattern illustrated in the drawings consists of a flat wooden plate 10 having the shape of a sole which is to be cut therefrom. The pattern is flat, having a plane surface 011 each side so that it may be reversed to out both right and left soles.

In order to place a mark on a sole while the sole is being rounded, a marker is mounted on each side of the pattern in a position to impress a mark upon the face of the sole when the sole is clamped on the pattern in the rounding operation. The marker 12 has the general shape of a staple and consists of a piece of diamond-shaped steel having a barb i l at each end by which it is fastened in the plate. The marker is driven into the pattern at about its median line and is located at the position of the forward end of the shank piece. a sharp edge 16 on the marker projects above the surface of the pattern so that a permanent mark will be placed upon the sole when it is pressed down upon the pattern. The pattern has the usual openings 18 for positioning it in the sole-rounding machine.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is z- LA sole rounder pattern comprising, a rigid plate having the shape of a sole, and a marker mounted in the body of the plate at the position of the shank piece of a shoe.

2. A sole rounder pattern comprising, a rigid plate having the shape of a sole, and a marker having a sharpened edge mounted in the body of the plate at the position of the forward end of the shank piece of a shoe.

3. A sole rounder pattern comprising, a flat rigid plate having the shape of a sole and reversible to out both right and left soles, and 21V marker having a sharp" edge mounted appl'oxnnately on the Inedmn hne on each side of the plate at the location of and reversible to out both right and lefit soles, and a marker having barbed points embedded in each side of the plate with a cated at the position of the forwitrdend of l the shank piece of a shoe.

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Washington, D. G.

AUGUSTINE F. LITTLEFIELD. I r 

